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I nve ntor.

Attorneys.

Witnesses:

UNITED ST TES.

PATENT OFFICE.- 2

FRED D. HARDING, OF BALDWIN, MAINE..-

e-ARMEN -suPPoaT'ER CLASP.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 531,415, dated December25, 1894.

Application filed February 7, 894:. Serial No. 499,349- (No model.)

1'0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED D. HARDINGga. citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing. at Baldwin, in the county of Cumberland and State ofMaine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarment-Supporter Clasps; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in garment supporter clasps andparticularly to improvements in the device described and claimed in myapplication for patent of the United States, Serial No. 494,374,filedDecember 22, 1893.

It consists in improved means for preventing the garment from drawingout of the clasp, in means for preventing the lever arm of the clampingjaw from getting into the passage between the top and base of the plate,and in certain details of construction which will be hereinafter morefully set forth and specifically claimed. 7

In the drawings herewith accompanying and making a part of thisapplication, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved clasp. showinggarment locked therein and supporter strap attached thereto. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a per spective view ofthe clasp alone, and Fig. 4

is a perspective view of the plate and clamping device separately, apart of the ing removed to show the slot.

Same letters refer to like parts. L

In said drawings a plate is shown folded back upon itself to form a basea, top part b and an opening 0 between them. In the base is an upwardvertical set-ofi d and a horizontal extension in which is a slot f. Inthe top I) is mounted a clamp composed of a clamping jaw j and 'a leverarm i which is adapted to sink below the top I) througha hole It made insaid top. The strap or supporting brace may be attached to the clasp inany convenient manner. These features are substantially the same as wasdisclosed in my said application.

In practical operation it was found that certain classes of goods woulddraw out from plate bebetween the clamping j aw and the set-off whengreat strainwas applied thereto. To obviate this objection I make a slotor recess 6 in the vertical wall of the set-0E portion of the plate.When thus arranged the cloth of which the garment is composed is forcedby the clamping jaw into said recess and is more firmly held inconsequence thereof. To further increase the holding power of the clamplmay make on the lower extremity thereof a setofl' m as seen in Fig. 4insuch position that when the clamp is forced forward the set off m isforced into said slot e. This renders it extremely difficult to draw thegarment out while the clamping jaw is in position and renders the devicevery efiicient. At the same time it does not lessen the ease with thegarment released. In order to prevent the clamp from swingwhich thegarment is moved backward and ing over so as to bring lever arm 1' intothe opening between the top and base of the plate, I journal theclamping device to the front end of the top b on therod Z and makethereon shoulders 91- which, when the clamping jaw j is pressedbackward, bring up against the bottom of the top plate and limit itsbackward movement. Its forward movement is limited, of course, by theend j com-. ing in contact with the set-off'portion (1.

- .Havingthus described my invention and its use, I claim 1. In agarment supporter clasp, a plate folded to form jaws, the base having anupwardly extending set-off therein near its forward end and a slot inthe vertical wall of said set-0E, the top having an angular clasp.pivotally attached thereto, one end adapted to press the garment downupon the base and .forward into said slot and the other end serving as alever, and means for attaching the clasp to the supporter strap,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a garment supporter clasp, a plate bent toform jaws, the basehaving an .upwardly extending set-off therein near its forward end and aslot in the vertical wall of said set-off, a clamping jaw pivotallyattached to the top and having a set-0E on its lower extremity adaptedto enter said slot, and means for attaching said clasp to the supr0 tionof said clamping device, and means for attaching said clasp to thesupporting strap, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 22d day of January, 1894:, at Portland, Maine.

FRED D. HARDING.

WVitnesses:

ELGIN O. VENILL, NATHAN CLIFFORD.

